Comments on: 1689: Kazimierz Lyszczynski, the first Polish atheist http://www.executedtoday.com/2008/03/30/1689-kazimierz-lyszczynski-poland-belarus-atheist/ Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:35:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Norman Doering http://www.executedtoday.com/2008/03/30/1689-kazimierz-lyszczynski-poland-belarus-atheist/#comment-923 Norman Doering Tue, 15 Apr 2008 04:07:46 +0000 http://www.executedtoday.com/2008/03/30/1689-kazimierz-lyszczynski-poland-belarus-atheist/#comment-923 At least here in the Western world that doesn't happen any more, but in places like Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, etc., atheists can still get death sentence awarded to them for blasphemy. It happened to Dr. Shaikh, Pakistani, rationalist and founder president of "The Enlightenment", only a few years ago. Dr. Shaikh was accused to have defied Prophet Muhammed with his statement that Muhammed did not become a Muslim before the age of forty and that his parents were non-Muslims. Dr. Shaikh was found guilty and convicted under the law that prescribes death sentence if charges of blasphemy are proved. This law was added to the Pakistan Penal Code in 1986 which said whoever made derogatory remarks about Prophet Muhammed "by words either spoken, or written, or by visible representation or by any imputation, innuendo or insinuation, directly or indirectly, defiles the sacred name of Holy Prophet Muhammed (PBUH), shall be punished with death or imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to fine." Source: http://www.rationalistinternational.net/Shaikh/2001.08.26.htm At least here in the Western world that doesn’t happen any more, but in places like Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, etc., atheists can still get death sentence awarded to them for blasphemy.

It happened to Dr. Shaikh, Pakistani, rationalist and founder president of “The Enlightenment”, only a few years ago.

Dr. Shaikh was accused to have defied Prophet Muhammed with his statement that Muhammed did not become a Muslim before the age of forty and that his parents were non-Muslims. Dr. Shaikh was found guilty and convicted under the law that prescribes death sentence if charges of blasphemy are proved. This law was added to the Pakistan Penal Code in 1986 which said whoever made derogatory remarks about Prophet Muhammed “by words either spoken, or written, or by visible representation or by any imputation, innuendo or insinuation, directly or indirectly, defiles the sacred name of Holy Prophet Muhammed (PBUH), shall be punished with death or imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to fine.”

Source:
http://www.rationalistinternational.net/Shaikh/2001.08.26.htm

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